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Emerging musicians using voices to eliminate disparities in health
The rising musical duo The War and Treaty is making their voice heard in an important way: Today, Michael and Tanya Trotter announced they’re joining the nationwide EmPOWERED to ServeTM movement to help eliminate disparities in health.
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Nearly 800 companies reach milestone in workplace health and achieve recognition from American Heart Association
The results of the American Heart Association 2018 Workplace Health Achievement Index are in, recognizing 775 organizations for taking important steps to build a culture of health in the workplace.
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New ‘AHA Social Impact Fund’ will improve community health in Boston and Flint/Southeast Michigan
The American Heart Association—the world’s leading voluntary organization dedicated to building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke—announced today a $5 million donation from long-term supporters Stevie and David Spina of Wayland, Massachusetts.
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Resuscitation science and technology leaders call for paradigm shift to CPR competency to save 50,000 additional lives from preventable cardiac arrest death each year by 2025
DALLAS, July 26, 2018 – The American Heart Association (Association), the world’s leading voluntary health organization dedicated to building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, and Laerdal Medical (Laerdal), a major, global...
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New hospital certification raises standard of care for patients with advanced heart failure
Ensuring patients with heart failure have access to the latest evidence-based care, and improved outcomes and quality of life, is at the core of a hospital certification program offered by the American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary organization dedicated to building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, and The Joint Commission, the nation’s largest independent health care evaluation organization. Advanced Certification for Heart Failure is the first of multiple, jointly offered cardiac certifications that will be made available to hospitals seeking to implement exceptional efforts to foster better quality of care and outcomes for patients with cardiovascular disease.
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Data scientists are key to unlocking the next breakthrough in cardiovascular and stroke health with new grant opportunities
The American Heart Association Institute for Precision Cardiovascular Medicine – dedicated exclusively to advancing precision medicine in cardiovascular care – along with Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced the winners of the inaugural cash competition of its data mining and innovative development grants.
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New hypertension center certification aims to improve the outcomes of patients with complex or difficult-to-treat hypertension
Physician practices now have access to new resources to improve their standard of quality care for hypertension treatment based on the latest science. A new certification offered by the American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary health organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular disease, aims to improve the outcomes of patients with complex or difficult-to-treat hypertension while partnering with medical practices and implementing evidence-based hypertension treatment guidelines.
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American Heart Association seats new president and officers as chairman enters 2nd of two-year term
DALLAS, June 29, 2018 — American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary organization dedicated to building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, enters its 2018-19 fiscal year on July 1 with Jim Postl returning as...
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American Heart Association blasts passage of California bill that blocks communities from passing new sugary drink taxes
The American Heart Association expressed deep concerns with the passage of a bill today in California that prevents local communities in the state from adopting any new local sugary drink taxes for the next 12 years and undermines the ability of California residents and local elected officials to make decisions on behalf of their own communities. The bill—a last-minute, backroom deal negotiated and written in secret by beverage industry lobbyists and their allies—is a significant step backwards in the ongoing effort to reduce overconsumption of sugary drinks.
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Former CDC director among business and clinical leaders receiving American Heart Association’s top national volunteer honors
DALLAS, June 28, 2018 ― The former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a mother who lost her teenage son to heart disease and the president of Illinois’s largest trade contractor are among those receiving national...
